Crime & Safety
Police: Several Tools Stolen from Skippack Property
A police report does not indicate a conviction. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty.

An unknown person (or people) took a set of Pittsburgh brand wrenches, as set of KD wrenches and a Craftsmen wooden and metallic sledgehammer from the 2000 block of Lucon Road in Skippack, sometime between 3 p.m. Jan. 25 and 7:30 a.m. Jan. 26, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
Collegeville Woman Arrested on Suspicion of DUI
Elizabeth Tindall, 41, of Collegeville will face charges for allegedly driving under the influence, according to a Pennsylvania State Police report.
According to police, Tindall’s 2010 Ford Escape “was found disabled” at the intersection of Routes 113 and 73 in Skippack shortly after 2 a.m. Jan. 28. Police report that while traveling south on Route 113, Tindall had “struck an unknown object (that) punctured her tire and cracked the rim.”
She allegedly showed signs of being under the influence of alcohol, and was arrested after being given field sobriety tests, police said.
Skippack Resident Reports Identity Theft
A Skippack man reported an unknown person (or people) got hold of his personal information by currently undetermined means and opened at least five credit cards and made multiple purchases in Louisiana and Texas, according to a Pennsylvania State Police report. The incidents occurred sometime between Jan. 14 and 17.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Skippack Barracks, 610-584-1250, and reference incident number K03-1829058.
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Criminal Mischief Incident Reported in Lower Frederick
Pennsylvania State Police are investigating a Jan. 26 incident in which an unknown person (or people) drove across a man’s lawn in the 1400 block of North Gravel Pike, Lower Frederick, shouting obscenities, according to a report.
Green Lane Man Accused of DUI
Pennsylvania State Police stopped Jonathan Katubi, 25, of Green Lane, was taken to the Skippack Barracks for a legal breath test after he was stopped for a traffic violation on Big Road in Lower Frederick, Jan. 27, according to a report.
During the stop, Katubi allegedly showed signs of being under the influence of alcohol.
Charges are pending in District Court 38-2-03, police said.
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Cash, Stock Reported Stolen from Schwenksville Residence
Pennsylvania State Police are seeking information about a burglary that occurred in the 330 block of Gravel Pike, Schwenksville, sometime within the past 11 months.
According to the police report, the resident’s house cleaner saw that a small lock box had been pried open, and about $100 and Merck Pharmaceuticals stock was missing. There was no sign of forced entry, police said.
Anyone with information can call the Pennsylvania State Police Skippack Barracks at 610-584-1250.
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